I met Jennifer LeGarde through the events and fundraising committee for Urban Media Arts. She recently moved to Malden, MA from Minneapolis, MN. Jennifer grew up in the 1980’s as an only child of two working parents who sprung for cable and were too busy to supervise what she watched. One of her favorite memories is renting American Werewolf in London for her birthday sleepover in 1986 and freaking out a bunch of kids who just wanted to watch Top Gun

Words on the Water is a community event taking place on Saturday September 24, 2020 12-5 with music, poetry, canoeing on the Malden River and more!

My guest Jodie Zalk – M.P.P., Community Education Activist is one of Malden Reads’ co-founders and co-facilitators, Jodie brings more than 15 years experience as an administrator in education and working with youth. She brings leadership expertise to the program and is delighted to see how the Malden Reads program has taken root in the community — the connections made among Maldonians; to city resources including the schools; to our books and films, programs and other events.

www.maldenreads.org

Guest Lisa Sears’ is the embodiment of our podcast themes; connection, community, conversation and art. She’s also a hoot.

Artist and curator of the recent Lines Connecting Lines exhibit, Lisa has so much to share. Discover behind the scenes insight into how this collaboration came together. Learn about Lisa’s passion for curating inspiration, her artistic process and what inspires her to create.

Inspire, create, do. We are all artists. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Including yourself.

Lisa L. Sears is a fine artist creating paintings and drawings in water-based media on paper and canvas. She earned her BFA in studio art at the School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas, with additional painting and photography study at University of Texas and mixed media painting at Art New England through MassArt. Her work has been described as symbolic, mythic, emotional, colorful, dream-like and nightmarish, which mixed all together might equal the moniker “whimsical depression.”

Dedicated to making art available to the community, Sears has been involved in Malden public arts projects including several years with Windows Art Malden, the Switchbox Project, “Pictures at an Exhibition Reframed” (a free piano concert and art exhibit organized by Malden Creates), and a recipient of a Malden Cultural Council grant for “Lines Connecting Lines”— a collaboration between area poets and artists—which she created and curated. Additionally, she was involved in the workings of Malden Pops Up, and participated in its later restructuring as The Gallery Inc., serving as Exhibit Coordinator and Curator for six-months. She has also enjoyed exhibiting her work locally at Malden Public Library and UMA Gallery. Sears is once again involved with Malden arts through The Gallery@57 on Pleasant Street in Malden.

Lisa Sears' Art on FB